Leveling The Mower Deck - Toro Z Master Professional 5000 Series Operator's Manual

1. Top spindle nut
2. Flat of the spindle shaft
3. Apply copper-based lubricant or grease to the
threads of the blade bolt as needed to prevent
seizing. Install the blade bolt finger-tight.
4. Place a wrench on the flat of the spindle shaft
and torque the blade bolt to 75 to 81 N∙m (55
to 60 ft-lb).

Leveling the Mower Deck

1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade-control switch (PTO), and engage the
parking brake.
2. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Check the tire pressure in the drive tires; refer to
Checking the Tire Pressure (page
4. Position the transport lock in the latching
position.
5. Push the deck-lift pedal all the way forward and
the deck latches at the 14 cm (5-1/2 inches)
transport position
Figure 95
3. Blade bolt
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(Figure 96).
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1. Deck-lift pedal
2. Height-of-cut pin
6. Insert the height-adjustment pin into the 7.6 cm
(3 inches) cutting-height location.
7. Release the transport lock and allow the deck to
lower to the cutting height.
8. Raise the discharge chute.
9. On both sides of the deck, measure from the
level surface to the front tip of the blade (Postion
A) as shown in
Note:
The measurement should read 7.6 mm
(3 inches)
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Figure 96
3. Transport lock
Figure 97.
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